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Electric Motorways?
University of Washington researcher Jerry Schneider points to a Swedish company (Elways) researching the concept of “electric motorways”–highways equipped with electric lines which can be used to energize and power vehicles traveling thereon. Elways proposed architecture consists of buried third-rail power, accessed by lowering a pickup shoe into a channel embedded in the road surface;…
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Another Blow to the CRC
The Columbian is reporting that the Coast Guard has indicated that the bridge needs to have a higher river clearance (perhaps as much as 125 feet, compared to the currently planned 95 feet). This has potentially big impacts for Hayden Island and other aspects of the project.
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What Google Has Done for Public Transportation
Via Slashdot: A good piece on Xconomy about what Google has helped enable with information about transit service. Portland and our local thought leaders are highlighted.
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March 2012 Open Thread
March is upon us, and that means another Open Thread. In the middle of the month, we’re sitting down to interview TriMet GM Neil McFarlane. Submit your questions here. If you live in Oregon City, your very own Carmageddon will be coming in about three weeks, as ODOT closes OR213 at I-205 for four days…
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Sam Strikes Back
The Sunday Oregonian did a hatchet job on Portland’s transportation budget, essentially claiming that we have taken our eye off the ball on job 1 – paving streets for cars. This morning the Mayor has an op-ed piece defending the spending decisions, reminding us that they were framed on a basis of prioritizing safety and…